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GOLF METER Filad April 28, 1923 Quests-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR TTORNE Y June 3 192.4, 1,496,425 A. w. MCCOY. SR

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A TTORNE Y Patented June 3, 1924. I

ARTHUR W. MCCOY, SR., OF FLUSHING, NEW YORK.

GOLF lllIETE-R.

Application filed April 28, 1923. Serial No. 635,184.

To all '71]! am it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WILLIAMS MCCOY, Sn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Flushing, Queens County, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf Meters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to score keeping devices and in particular to the meter type which is capable of registering a certain number of points or strokes for ,an inning or hole and at the same time totalizing the play so that when the game has finished, as in golf for instance, the number of strokes used on any one hole together with the number used in the entire game is registered.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a positive and accurate mechanical means for registering not only the play or stroke of each hole in golf on a separate unit, but also the total play for all the holes on other units.

A further object is to produce a device of the character described which can be arranged so that it will register the runs made in a game of baseball in all the innings separately and at the same time totalize all the runs made in the game, as the same progresses.

A still further object is to provide a device of the character referred to which will he compact, light of weight, and which can be operated with av minimum of effort.

In the accompanying drawings, in which one embodiment of my invention is illus trated;

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a registering device constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section in elevation taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, the interior mechanism being omitted:

Fig. 3 is a top plan View, the bezel, dial and a portion of the interior mechanism being shown: v

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4: of Fig. 3, and shows one of the numbering disks, there being a series of the same, each one of which matches with an opening in the dial plate:

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4 and shows the interior of the numberin disk and method of mounting the same;

Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of the numbering disk and its mounting shown in Fig.6;

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the totalizing disks and operating plunger and casing of the meter;

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is an enlarged side elevation of the mechanism as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 denotes a casing, over the top of which is placed a flanged dial 6, the flange thereof 7 being adapted to closely depend over the upper outer edge of the casing 5. The casing is open topped and the dial 6 is provided with a series of sight openings 8 and etched numberings 9 in this instance to denote the play in a game of golf, each number representing one hole. and numbored so that a clockwise rotation of the dial will bring each number successively to position over the operating plunger. The

ange 7 is provided with a small bore 10 to match each opening 8, and the casing 5 is provided with a bore 11 at any suitable point in its periphery through which a pin 12 projects. the same being yieldably held on the end of a long fiat piece of spring steel 1 which is riveted or otherwise held in the casing. The pin provides a ratchet so that when the dial is revolved each hole 8 may be releasably held in position over the plunger.

The center of the dial is open as at 14; and the edge of the opening is flanged downwardly and provided with teeth to form a gear 15 which. as will be later explained, resets the totalizing disks. A suitable cover 16 may be used to close the opening 14 in the dial and the same is provided with sight openings 17 through each one of which may be read the figures on the totalizing disks.

A suitable bezel 18 is placed over the dial and the depending flange 19 thereof overies the flange 7 of the dial and is fastened thereto as by the screws 20. The usual crystal 21 is carried by the bezel. The edge of the bezel may be knurled to provide for the easy turning thereof, it being understood that the dial is carried with the bezel.

Secured to the underside of the dial 6 and adjacent each opening 8 therein, is a bracket 22 (see Fig. 4 and 5) in which is journaled a disk carrying shaft 2 the disk comprising a spoked wheel on which is formed ratchet tachcd to the bracket 22.

teeth 24, the surface of the disk being suit ably etched with digits which appear in thei bracket 22and is notched to engage one tooth at a time to prevent the unwinding of the spring when a numbering movement of the disk is taking place. The lower end of the pawl 26 isdisposed near the walland bottom of the casing so that it may be engaged by a suitable cam which will be later referred to. v

These disks are mounted together with their respective brackets, pawls, etc.- under each opening in the dial, and in starting a game at the first hole, number one opening is placed over the operating plunger 27.

which operates through an opening 28 in. the casing. This plunger is provided with a spring hook 29 (see Fig. 9) which engages the teeth 24 of the registering disk to operate the disk to cause the successive appearance at the opening 8 of the etched numbers as each stroke is made. Each disk is moved to position over the plunger according to the number of the hole being played at, so that the number of strokes at each hole is registered onthe disk in the openings 8 designated by the hole numbers 9.

The plunger 27 is slidably mounted on a base 30 which is suitably secured to the bottom of-the casing and which is provided with standards 31 between which are pivotally mounted the totalizer disks, they be ing carried loosely on a shaft 32 and connected to the shaft by coiled springs, not

shown, which will wind up upon a totalizing movement of the disks. The disks are provided with the usual totalizing washers and pins which act to carry the next succeeding disk around when the first has been fully revolved one revolution, or as shown, the teeth may be acted upon by pawls 33 t0 successively engage the disk teeth. These pawls are carried on a bar 34 which conuccts the ends of a bell-crank rocker 35 which is mounted for free pivotal movement on the totalizer shaft 32. The other ends 36 of the bell cranks are connected by an operating tongue 37 which is curved and provided with openings 38 in which teeth 39 of the plunger engage to cause a swinging movement of said rocker 35. The totalizer disks are kept in position by suitable detents 40 which dependt'rom a bar 41 which connects the standards 31.

The base member has extending therefrom a cam 42 which lies adjacent the inner 1 surface of the casing, one edge of the cam being nearer the casing than the other so that, as seen in Fig. 6, the spring detents 26 of thesingle disks engage the cam, successively and when the detents disengage the teeth of the, disks. they snap aroundto register Zero, they being limited in their rotary movement by the stops 43 formed thereon.

Two gears 44 are fastened to the totalizcr' shaft and are engaged by the gear formed on the underside of the dial so that a counter clockwise movement of the dial causes the release of the pawls 33 and detcuts 40 through the medium of pius 45 tor instance, which may be mounted on the totalizing washers to underlie the detents and pawls. i

Thus it can be seen that I have provided a registering device which will register the play at each hole and also the total number of strokes made up to the time the reading is made.- Also, a counterclockwise movement of the dial resets all of the registering disks and the meter is'again readyfor registering a new game.

This meter is equally adaptable to base ball games where the score is kept by innings and by a total.

Having described my invention, what I claim is v 1. A. registering device comprisinga stationary dial. a movable dial, a total register associated with said stationary dial, a set ot' registering units carried by said movable dial. each of said registering units comprising a rotatable disk, and means for operating simultaneously certain of said re istering units and said total register, said movable registering units being brought into position to be actuated by said operating means one at a time. by the movement of said movable dial. and means operable by the continuous rotation of said movable dial in one direction for returning successively individual registering units to zero position.

2. A registering devic v comprising a casing, registering units in said casing, a re volvably mounted dial. means for imparting to said units a registering movement, and means associated with said dial whereby when the same is rotated continuously in one direction individual registering units are moved successively to zero position.

3. A registering device comprising a pluralitv of registering units. a movable dial to which said units are attached. means for giving said units a registering movement, and means whereby when said dial is moved in counter-cloclm'ise direction. said units are moved successively to zero registering position. in

4. registering device comprising a stationary dial member. a movable dial memwer. a gear associated with said movable dial. a registering unit, a gear on said unit,

said unit gear and dial gear being adapted for meshing, means for giving said unit a registering movement. and means operated by said meshing gears for causing a return of said unit to zero registering position.

5. A registering device comprising a r0- tatable dial, a plurality of registering units associated with said rotatable dial, a stationary dial, a total register associated with said stationary dial, means operable upon the rotation of said rotatable dial continuously in one direction for successively returning to zero position individual register ing all of said registering units to zero po- I sition.

ARTHUR W. MCCOY, sR. 

